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GSA2016 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION
T161. From Bouncing Grains to Cemented Sandstones: Aeolian Advocates: Christian Koeberl; Jeffrey Plescia GSA TODAY | www.geosociety.org/gsatoday
Processes and Stratigraphy in the Solar System This session focuses on the nature of impact craters and
Cosponsors: GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Sedimentary
Geology Division processes on Earth and other planets. We solicit contributions
Disciplines: Planetary Geology, Geomorphology, Sediments, Clastic regarding shock processes, modeling, geology, and airbursts.
Advocates: Mathieu G.A. Lapôtre; Christy Swann; R. Aileen Yingst Comparisons among different size and composition bodies
are encouraged.
Wind is an important agent of sediment transport on many
planetary bodies. This session seeks contributions to our under- T166. Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) in the Solar System
standing of aeolian processes and how they inform our interpreta- Cosponsors: GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Mineralogy,
tion of sedimentary rocks in the Solar System. Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; Large Igneous
Provinces Commission of the International Association of
T162. From Stardust to Planets: A Geological Tour of the Career Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior (IAVCEI)
of Harry Y. McSween Jr. Disciplines: Planetary Geology, Volcanology, Petrology, Igneous
Cosponsors: GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Advocates: Tracy K.P. Gregg; Richard E. Ernst
Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division
Disciplines: Planetary Geology, Petrology, Igneous, Geochemistry Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) are common on Earth and the
Advocates: Tasha Dunn; Rhiannon Mayne terrestrial planets. This session explores the differences and simi-
larities of LIPs throughout the Solar System.
This session will highlight the career of Hap McSween and his
contributions to the field of planetary geology. Topics of interest T167. Mineral Spectroscopy—Harnessing Energy to Probe Solid
include meteorites (chondrites, HEDs, and SNCs), small bodies Bodies in the Solar System: The G.K. Gilbert Award Session
(Vesta), and Martian surface petrology. Cosponsors: GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Mineralogy,
Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division
T163. Frontiers in Geochronology: Ancient Systems and Disciplines: Planetary Geology, Mineralogy/Crystallography,
Planetary Environments Geochemistry
Cosponsor: GSA Planetary Geology Division Advocates: Debra L. Buczkowski; Rachel L. Klima
Disciplines: Planetary Geology, Geochemistry, Precambrian
Geology We encourage abstract submissions related to mineral spectros-
Advocate: Dina M. Bower copy, from fundamental laboratory work and modeling through
applications using remotely sensed data from orbiters, telescopes,
Geochronology, the calibration of the timing of geologic or landers.
processes or events, encompasses a wide range of analytical
techniques. This session explores the most current advances T168. Past and Present Biosignature Recognition on Earth,
in geochronology with applications to ancient Earth and Mars, and Beyond
exoplanetary systems. Cosponsors: GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Sedimentary
Geology Division; Paleontological Society
T164. Geology of the Pluto System Disciplines: Planetary Geology, Geochemistry, Sediments,
Cosponsor: GSA Planetary Geology Division Carbonates
Disciplines: Planetary Geology, Geochemistry, Geophysics/ Advocates: Sally L. Potter-McIntyre; Tom M. McCollom; Charity
Geodynamics Phillips-Lander
Advocates: William B. McKinnon; Jeffrey M. Moore
Diagnosing and interpreting biosignatures is dependent on
The New Horizons mission has revealed surprisingly complex whether the biota is extant or preserved in the rock record. This
geology on the surfaces of Pluto and Charon. This session high- forum will discuss advances in the search for life on Earth, Mars,
lights the geological diversity of both bodies, as well as evidence and other planetary bodies.
for vigorous, ongoing activity on Pluto.
T169. Planetary Geologic Mapping: Exploring the Solar System
T165. Impact Cratering on Earth and throughout the Solar System Cosponsor: GSA Planetary Geology Division
Cosponsors: GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Geophysics Discipline: Planetary Geology
Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Advocates: Debra L. Buczkowski; David A. Williams
Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division
Disciplines: Planetary Geology, Geochemistry, Tectonics/ We encourage abstract submissions related to the description of
Tectonophysics the geologic mapping (and subsequent analysis) of solid solar system
bodies, including the terrestrial planets, moons, and asteroids.
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